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Food Empire
- resultPass
- critical violations0
- last inspectedApril 10, 2017
- address3952 W Monroe St, Chicago 60624
- cuisineGrocery Store
Is Food Empire clean?
Food Empire is currently listed as closed by Chicago Department of Public Health, as of its inspection on April 10, 2017. A closure means inspectors found conditions serious enough to stop service — it is not the same as a restaurant choosing to shut down, and the listing can change once the problems are fixed and re-inspected.
What did inspectors find at Food Empire?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on April 10, 2017, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🪳pests in the houseVentilation: Rooms And Equipment Vented As Required: Plumbing: Installed And Maintained • Inspector Comments: MUST INSTALL HAND SINK IN FRONT SERVICE COUNTER AREA WHERE PIZZA OVEN IS LOCATED OR REMOVE PIZZA OVEN TO REAR PREP AREA
- ⚠️Food Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET. MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAINFood Handler Requirements Met • Inspector Comments: IDPH FOOD HANDLERS REQUIREMENTS ARE NOT MET. MUST ENROLL AND MAINTAIN
When was Food Empire last inspected?
Food Empire has 7 inspections on record going back to April 26, 2012.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2017 | closed by the city | |
| April 10, 2017 | Pass | |
| March 31, 2017 | Fail | |
| October 14, 2016 | Pass | |
| September 24, 2014 | Pass w/ Conditions | |
| May 3, 2012 | Pass | |
| April 26, 2012 | Fail |
Food Empire vs West Garfield Park
West Garfield Park runs 32% clean across 620 tracked restaurants — 199 clean, 43 mid, 374 cooked.
Against the 620 spots Cooked tracks in West Garfield Park, this one comes out cleaner than 0% of them.
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How Chicago grades restaurants
Chicago does not use letter grades. Every inspection ends in one of three official results: Pass, Pass with Conditions, or Fail. Pass with Conditions means violations were found but corrected on the spot or under a deadline — the restaurant is open, with homework. A Fail means serious violations went uncorrected, and it usually brings a re-inspection within days. Chicago also flags “priority” violations, the ones most likely to actually make someone sick. Cooked reads Pass as clean, Pass with Conditions as mid, and Fail as cooked, and shows the itemized violations behind each result.
Source: Chicago Department of Public Health via Chicago Data Portal. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated April 10, 2017. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.